Spot 贞
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
贞 component
zhēn · virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 贞
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue贞Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 贞.
侦=
亻
帧=
巾
浈=
氵
桢=
木
祯=
礻
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 贞 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
侦查zhēnchá
to detect
HSK 3.0 · L7-9侦探zhēntàndetective
HSK 3.0 · L7-9侦办zhēn bànto investigate
侦测zhēn cèto detect
侦察zhēn cháto investigate a crime
侦缉zhēn jīto track down
侦破zhēn pòto investigate
侦听zhēn tīngto eavesdrop
侦讯zhēn xùnto interrogate during investigation
侦zhēnto spy, to reconnoiter
刑侦xíng zhēncriminal investigation
帧格式zhēn gé shìframe format